Brexit

This week, the EU and Mexico have been holding a second round of negotiations to upgrade their fifteen year old free trade agreement. The two sides have so far talked mainly about the scope and format of talks, little about actual substance. The UK’s exit from the EU and the election of …

With TTIP off the table for now, 2017 will be a good year for the EU common commercial policy to sort itself out, Iana Dreyer muses. There is no doubt : the EU’s trade policy has taken quite a few beatings lately. The blows have come from outside and from …

The US Chamber of Commerce, the Untited States’ biggest business organisation, has set out how it sees the UK’s exit from the EU. And it has not minced its words. “US firms’ investments in Britain are worth nearly US $ 590 billion, employing roughly 1.2 million Britons directly and …

A new study by the think tank Bruegel believes that, should the UK sign a free trade agreement with China, its car industry could gain a significant advantage over its EU based competitors – especially in Germany and Slovakia. The more so if the UK stays in the single market after …

If it wants goodwill from friends within the EU in coming Brexit negotiations, the United Kingdom should not try to secure parallel deals with countries the EU is already negotiating trade agreements with, MEP Christofer Fjellner writes. Europe must not throw out the United Kingdom but rather we must …

We still don’t know much about what the shape the United Kingdom’s planned exit from the EU will take. But we start knowing clearly in which direction London intends to head. Theresa May’s speech at the Conservative Party Convention on Sunday (2 October 2016) indicates that hardline advocates for leaving …

If Liam Fox holds sway in the debate in Westminster about how to organise the United Kingdom’s coming exit from the European Union and its future trade relationships with the rest of the world, we now at least know he knows this involves clarifying matters with the WTO. Since Theresa May’s government took …

Australians do master the art of trade diplomacy. The government of Australia has clearly embraced post-Brexit UK and promised London there would be a bilateral free trade agreement between Australia and Britain. London is jubilating: yes we have friends! From Australia, no brashness like New Zealand PM John Key’s statement that the United …

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed that his country was keen on concluding a free trade agreement with the United Kingdom as quickly as possible after the latter leaves the EU. Both sides also confirmed Australia is providing technical assistance to Britain on trade negotiations. This coming week (5 …

The Japanese government very unhappy the United Kingdom for its decision to leave the European Union after last June’s referendum to that end. Tokyo has asked both parties to keep the UK’s economy as highly integrated as possible with the Single Market in their forthcoming Brexit negotiations. A frank and stern document released during the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, …